The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 47
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order to be the transgressor. Then judiciously listen to either side and try to bring about reconciliation between them. If the reconciliatory efforts fail to produce the desired result, and one country continues its belligerence, then it is incumbent upon the Muslim countries to collectively counter the violator of peace-effort. Notice, that there is no mention of seeking assistance from non-Muslim countries! If this teaching was adhered to, this ever-deepening and dangerous crisis would not have taken this tum. In view of this teaching of the Holy Quran, I am convinced that no matter how big a Muslim country may be, if all Muslim countries collectively oppose it, they would always be strong enough in the aggregate to forcibly nip the stubbornness of this country and to force it to swallow its pride. If it were not possible then the Holy Quran would not have taught us so. This is such a clear-cut and definitive teaching: if a Muslim country, no matter how strong - shows recalcitrance and if you, i. e. , other Muslim states, try to resolve the matter in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Quran - and that particular country remains adamant and rebels against you - then your collective force will bring it down to its knees. In fact this is a glad-tiding given to us by the Holy Quran, and it is applicable today if someone wants to benefit from it. But, unfortunately, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia asked its patrons i. e. Britain and the U. S. , for immediate intervention. And they not only sent their own forces but also persuaded all other powerful governments to contribute some measure of their forces - even Far Eastern naval units, air-force units and troops arrived on the scene - so as to achieve the complete isolation of Iraq, and its partner Jordan, from the rest of the world. The propaganda so far is that all these measures are defensive in nature, and are designed to contain the threat of war from spreading far and wide. Another unfortunate aspect of the situation is that most of the Muslim countries, either because of their own selfish interests or because they are unable to withstand the pressure of the big powers, have willingly come forward to send their troops to the theatre of war. Pakistan has touched the limits of folly by agreeing to send its forces to Saudi Arabia to fight Iraq, shoulder to shoulder with the U. S. and British forces. 47